Ralph F. Abbott Jr.

Civil, Mediation
255 Park Avenue
Worcester, Massachusetts 01605


Civil

Admitted

1973, Massachusetts; 1975, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Law School

Cornell University, J.D., 1973

Law School Graduation Year

1973

College

Boston College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1970

Memberships

Hampden County, Worcester County, Massachusetts and American (Member, Section of Labor Relations Law) Bar Associations; National Association of Manufacturers (Chairman, Labor Lawyers Advisory Committee, CUE, 1991-1993); First Chairman of LABNET d/b/a WORKLAW NETWORK, 1989-1991; American Society of Hospital Attorneys

Biographical

Co-Author: Health Care Labor Manual, Aspen Systems Publications, 1974. Contributing Editor, NLRB Law and Practice. Editor, Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, M. Lee Smith Publishers & Printers, 1990—. Author: How to Avoid Legal Pitfalls in Hiring & Firing in Massachusetts, M. Lee Smith Publishers & Printers, 1995; Bargaining Subjects: Mandatory, Permissive and Illegal, Matthew Bender & Co., Inc., 1995-1996. Adjunct Faculty, Labor Law, Western New England College of Law, 1975-1978. Instructor in Labor Relations, Personnel Administration Program, Elms College, 1983-1986. Member, The Catholic Health Association of the United States. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1989—. Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation.

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